,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ffi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #a1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,m5g submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,ov]sight & ,acc\ntability          
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( ! ,h\se
 ( ,repres5tatives t ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,po/al ,s]vice %\ld issue a             
commemorative po/age /amp honor+ ,lewis 
,h[>d ,latim]1 9 recognition ( 8        
di/9ctive life1 sci5tific a*ievem5ts1 & 
8 civic contributions to te*nological   
advancem5t1 to commemorate ! #age? ye>  
anniv]s>y ( 8 bir? & t ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp
 ,advisory ,committee %\ld recomm5d to !
 ,po/ma/] ,g5]al t su* a /amp be issu$4 
,:]eas ,lewis ,latim] 0 an              
,african-,am]ican sci5ti/1 inv5tor1 &   
social ju/ice advocate1 :o liv$ f #ahdh 
to #aibh2 ,:]eas ! son ( escap$ slaves1 
,lewis ,latim] bravely s]v$ 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates ,navy at #af ye>s ( age dur+ !   
,civil ,w> & receiv$ an honorable       
dis*>ge2 ,:]eas ,lewis ,latim] 0        

self-educat$ hav+ only =mally f9i%$     
elem5t>y s*ool1 he taught himself       
me*anical draw+ & draft+ work+ at       
,crosby & ,g\ld ,pat5t law (fice2 ,:]eas
 ,alex&] ,graham ,bell & ,?omas ,edison 
bo? work$ 9 close conjunction ) ,lewis  
,latim] &1 by employ+ 8 highly          
s\ght-aft] s]vices1 ! two inv5tors made 
vital te*nological /rides t propell$ !  
electric & telecommunications indu/ries2
 ,:]eas ,lewis ,latim] left an indelible
 m>k on ! sci5tific & te*nological      
community1 discov]+ ! improv$ process = 
manufactur+ c>bon filam5t1 :i* made     
light bulbs long] la/+ & feasible =     
widespread comm]cial use2 ,:]eas ,lewis 
,latim] secur$ ! pat5t = 8 inv5tion1    
,app>atus = ,cool+ & ,dis9fect+1 9      
#ahhf1 ! =]unn] to ! mod]n air          
condition+ unit2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahij1 ,lewis
 ,latim] au?or$ ,inc&esc5t ,light+3 ,a  
,practical ,description ( ! ,edison     
,sy/em1 ! fir/ publi%$ works ( ,?omas   
,edison's revolution>y electric light+2 
,:]eas ,lewis ,latim] 0 a *ampion (     

social ju/ice issues1 advocat+          
rel5tlessly = ! full recognition ( civil
 rights = ,black ,am]icans2 ,:]eas      
,lewis ,latim] 0 ! only ,african        
,am]ican ( ! #bh *>t] memb]s to belong  
to ! ,edison ,pione]s1 a gr\p ( m5 :o   
work$ closely ) ,edison to trans=m !    
electric indu/ry2 ,:]eas ,lewis ,latim] 
0 ! liv+ embodim5t ( ! ,am]ican dream1 &
 8 accompli%$ life m]its recognition2 & 
,:]eas ,septemb] #d1 #bjbc1 w be ! #age?
 anniv]s>y ( ,lewis ,latim]'s bir?3 ,n[1
 !re=e be x ,t x is ! s5se ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives t--  7#a7 a             
commemorative po/age /amp %\ld be issu$ 
by ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,po/al ,s]vice honor+
 ! life & legacy ( ,lewis ,h[>d ,latim]2
 &  7#b7 ! ,citiz5s' ,/amp ,advisory    
,committee %\ld recomm5d to ! ,po/ma/]  
,g5]al t su* a po/age /amp be issu$4